Jems
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“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying.”
“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work.”
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato
― Plato
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato
― Plato
“I see a crisis that causes me to fear for the safety of my country. Corporations enthroned and an era of corruption in high places follows. The money power of the country will prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands.”
A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“I see a crisis that causes me to fear for the safety of my country. Corporations enthroned and an era of corruption in high places follows. The money power of the country will prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands.”
A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
“The state can't give you free speech, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free...”
― Utah Phillips
― Utah Phillips
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“The state can't give you free speech, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free...”
― Utah Phillips
― Utah Phillips
“The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ever do. Too often are we rooting for the pride of a team rather than the good of the nation.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
“The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ever do. Too often are we rooting for the pride of a team rather than the good of the nation.”
“The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ever do. Too often are we rooting for the pride of a team rather than the good of the nation.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
“The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ever do. Too often are we rooting for the pride of a team rather than the good of the nation.”
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work.”
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 PM
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying.”
“The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
“Governments always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that be hereditary royalty, oligarchs, or entrenched bureaucracy.”
― Frank Herbert
― Frank Herbert
January 31, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“Governments always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that be hereditary royalty, oligarchs, or entrenched bureaucracy.”
― Frank Herbert
― Frank Herbert
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.”
― George Orwell
― George Orwell
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Despotic governments can stand 'moral force' till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.”
― George Orwell
― George Orwell
Well this aged badly.
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Well this aged badly.
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
“Governments always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that be hereditary royalty, oligarchs, or entrenched bureaucracy.”
― Frank Herbert
― Frank Herbert
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“Governments always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that be hereditary royalty, oligarchs, or entrenched bureaucracy.”
― Frank Herbert
― Frank Herbert
“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.”
― Edward R. Murrow
― Edward R. Murrow
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 PM
“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.”
― Edward R. Murrow
― Edward R. Murrow
Well this aged badly.
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Well this aged badly.
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism
““The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 AM
““The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.”
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
― Samuel Adams
― Samuel Adams
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
― Samuel Adams
― Samuel Adams
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
― Samuel Adams
― Samuel Adams
January 31, 2026 at 11:46 AM
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
― Samuel Adams
― Samuel Adams